Milestones

- The BeginningIn 1851Isaac Merritt Singer founds I.M. Singer & Company (“Singerâ€) and commences production of sewing machines in the United States.
- Instalment Payment PlanIn 1856Singer created history by introducing one of the first consumer instalment payment plan.
- Commenced Operations In Sri LankaIn 1877Singer commenced operations in Sri Lanka as branch of Singer Sewing Machine Company, USA.
- Sale Of Home AppliancesIn 1957Singer introduces sale of home appliances to complement sewing machine sales in the Asian markets.
- Industries (Ceylon) PLCIn 1963Singer Industries (Ceylon) PLC was incorporated for assembly of Sewing Machines and manufacture of Cabinet and Stands for Sewing Machines.
- Public CompanyIn 1974Singer Sri Lanka was incorporated as a public company in Sri Lanka.
- Listed In Colombo Stock ExchangeIn 1981Singer Sri Lanka was listed in Colombo Stock Exchange.
- Refrigerator ManufacturingIn 1988Singer commences refrigerator manufacturing in Sri Lanka at Regnis (Lanka) PLC.
- Sponsored CricketIn 1994Singer sponsored world series cricket.
- First Singer MegaIn 1998First Singer Mega store opens in Sri Lanka.
- E-Commerce WebsiteIn 2001Singer Sri Lanka launched the E-Commerce website on April 10th. It was the first for a consumer durable company in Sri Lanka.
- Singer FinanceIn 2004Singer Finance was incorporated.
- Public DepositsIn 2005Singer Finance commenced accepting public deposits.
- New Financial Services ProductsIn 2008Singer launches new financial services products, including inward remittance, in-store bill payment and mobile phone reload services.
- ERP SystemIn 2010Singer completed implementation of online real time ERP system.
- Regnis Appliances (Private) LimitedIn 2010Regnis Appliances (Private) Limited was incorporated to manufacture of Home Appliances.
- Singer Finance IPOIn 2011Singer Finance IPO (100+ times over subscribed).
- Life Style ExhibitionIn 2011Life Style Exhibition , the largest consumer durable exhibition , was launched by Singer.
- Singer Digital MediaIn 2012Singer commences large scale sale of smart phones by creating a new channel – Singer Digital Media.
- Using Of R600a GasIn 2013Singer commenced manufacturing of refrigerators using environmentally friendly R600a gas through its subsidiary Regnis (Lanka) PLC . Regnis is among the first in South Asia to adopt this technology.
- 400th Retail StoreIn 2014Singer opens 400th retail store.
- Singer Finance VISA Credit CardsIn 2015Singer Finance launched VISA credit cards. Singer Finance created history as the first non-banking financial institution in the country to launch an internationally accepted credit card.
- Group RestructureIn 2016Singer conducts group restructure in Sri Lanka purchasing Regnis and Singer Industries from Singer Asia.
- Acquired By Hayleys PLCIn 2017Singer (Sir Lanka) PLC was acquired by Hayleys PLC from Retails Holdings (Sri Lanka) BV.
- Changed The Financial YearIn 2018Changed the Financial year of the Company to 31st March with the approval of the Registrar of Companies.
- Singer Head Office RelocationIn 2019Singer Head Office and Registered Office was located to No. 112, Havelock Road, Colombo 5.

A Singer Manufacturing Co. Advertising Card Made In Connection With The World Columbia Exhibition In 1893.